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'Is it antisemitic? Yes': how Jewish actors and directors tackle The Merchant of Venice

by David Jays

Tracy-Ann Oberman's Shylock, who has been relocated to 1930s Britain, is inspired by her tough great grandma " while Henry Goodman felt shame after losing himself in Shakespeare's most notorious character 'This play has always fascinated and repulsed me and I don't like it. I've never liked it." It's rare for an actor promoting their latest project to express revulsion. But nothing is simple for Tracy-Ann Oberman, p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:28pm on February 22, 2023